Friday, February 13 2015 16:15

For years the kindergarten of the borderland Verin Chambarak village has been heated by wood. Last year electricity was tried as an alternative to heat the place, but it did not prove to be efficient, either, the press service of VivaCell-MTS has told ArmInfo. 

True to VivaCell-MTS management model and its responsible value system, the staff of the Information Systems Department has made a personal investment to install a heating system in the vast juniors' section of the kindergarten building. With the support of the same group of employees, the kitchen on the ground floor was equipped with a 500-liter capacity water tank and a pump, which lets provide the kindergarten with both cold and hot water. Owing to the joint donation of VivaCell-MTS employees, the heating problem at Verin Chambarak kindergarten will not depend on nature's whims anymore; the kids and the teachers will forget the inconvenience caused by smoke infiltration and the insufficient heating. The ecological benefits of the solution are obvious as well.

In all its operations in the Armenian telecommunications market VivaCell-MTS has been following a civilized model of administration from the beginning. The system of values adopted in the organization, which implies putting Corporate Responsibility at the core of its activities, has already become a lifestyle for VivaCell-MTS employees. Their desire to help the country and the society is realized through numerous projects; employees of different departments of the Company make decisions and collect funds for their implementation.

A number of projects have been realized in various communities of Armenia throughout 2014 owing to the donation of the employees of VivaCell-MTS' various departments. The projects included construction of a metal-concrete wall in the borderland village of Berkaber to protect the village school from the bullets of the enemy; a fence construction on the territory of St.  Astvatsatsin Church in Vedi; creation of a fully equipped computer class including a local area network with a 4G Wi-Fi router in the boarding school of Byureghavan; construction of a toilet room in the school of the borderland Vahan village, etc. All the enlisted projects have stemmed from the will and commitment to achieve success together, to be useful to the country and the society.

VivaCell-MTS (K-Telecom CJSC) is Armenia's leading telecommunications operator, having the widest 2G/3.75G/4G network reach and spreading a wide range of Voice and Data services all across Armenia. Having the best of the Armenian people interest at heart since its launch on 1st July 2005 and in a short period of time VivaCell-MTS has managed to build a nationwide network and a considerable customer base. VivaCell-MTS drives innovation and aims at always being at the forefront of any development serving the Armenian mobile communications market.  The company follows the guidance provided by ISO 26000 (International Standard of Social Responsibility). 

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ("MTS") is the leading telecommunications group in Russia and the CIS, offering mobile and fixed voice, broadband, pay TV as well as content and entertainment services in one of the world's fastest growing regions. Including its subsidiaries, the Group services over 100 million mobile subscribers. The Group has been awarded GSM licenses in Russia, Ukraine, Turkmenistan, Armenia and Belarus, a region that boasts a total population of more than 200 million. Since June 2000, MTS' Level 3 ADRs have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol MBT).